Cigarette support



' that the Patented Nov. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to means for holding a cigarette or the like upon a nger, and has for an object to provide means which may be associated with the finger, and simultaneously with the cigarette, whereby the cigarette does not come in contact with the skin, nor is' it liable to be lost or thrown away.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a device which will hold the cigarette in approximately upright position with the burning end uppermost, and thereby prevent the lighted end from coming in contact ywith combustible material.

A further object of. the invention is to provide a device including a ring, or a segment o1 a ring,

which will maintain itself upon a finger with a yring loop, or other holding device, connected therewith, which will clasp or hold a cigarette relative to the ring.

The invention, therefore, comprises any type of ring or finger encircling or embracing member, whether a complete circle or otherwise, with any form of cigarette holding arrangement secured or attached to, or carried by the ring member, holding the cigarette in a position transversely of the finger.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of one type of cigarette support,

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the same type, as shown at Figure 1, showing the position when the cigarette is erected, to maintain the lighted end uppermost,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a different type of cigarette support,

Figures 4 and 5 are views in side elevation of rings with diierent types of cigarette supports thereon,

Figures 6 and '7 are views in edge elevation of rings with still different modifications of the cigarette supports.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the type of cigarette support shown at Fig- `ures 1 and 2, a band I0 is shown as a segment of a ring. lAs shown, it is a major segment, but the v segment may be any segment found desirable. Upon this ring III, a loop or sleeve II is secured, of such shape and size as to properly contain and hold a cigarette, shown at I2.

While the smoking article shown at Figures 1 and 2 is obviously intended to represent an article commonly known as a cigarette, it is obvious device may befused to hold smoking articles in rolled form of any size, shape, or known by any name, whether cigars or otherwise,

and the term "cigarette is employed merely for convenience, and is intended to cover all such types oi.' smoking articles. The manner of attaching the sleeve II arranged to hold the cigarette, as above dened, to the ring or segment I0, is relatively unimportant, but is here shown as formed integral by means of a twist I3. This type would llnd its best impression in being made from sheet metal, but, oi course, the invention is not limited to such material. 10

At Figure 3, the ring I4 is provided with a shield I5, which underlies the ring I6, which holds the cigarette I2. This is to further prevent the staining or burning of the fingers. At Figure 4, the ring I1 is shown as provided with 15 a spring clasp I8', the ends I9 of which, when compressed, will .enlarge the loop of the clamp I8, so that the cigarette I2 may be easily inserted therein, and -when released will rmly clamp the cigarette in position.

At Figure, the ring 20 is provided with a plate 2I which serves as a shield similar to the shield I5, but is intended to be of less area. This type is provided with springzclasps 22, which hold the cigarette I2 clamped therebetween. 25

At Figure 6, a ring of'conventional type is Shown at 23 having a sleeve 2l. While this sleeve 24 is shown as indicated, composed of coiled wire. it is to be understood that this is merely a convenient mode of manufacture, and is no limitation upon the invention; a sleeve of such type as to hold a cigarette I2, and of any construction, being within the same scope.

At Figure 7, the ring ,25 is indicated as having a bore therethrough to receive a cigarette holder 26 oi conventional type. In any case, however, a linger or embracing part is employed with means carried thereby for holding a cigarette either in such position that the cigarette itself may be inserted into the mouth of the user, or by use of the cigarette holder 26, as shown at Figure 7.

1. A cigarette support comprising a finger engaging part, a finger shield carried thereby, and resilient members extending thereabove initially diverging but convergingly curved and terminating in spaced extremities. Y

2. A cigarette support comprising a finger engaging part, a nger shield carried thereby, a

spaced extremities.

GILBERT T. GORMAN. 

